Steppe buzzard

The Steppe buzzard  (Buteo buteo vulpinus) is a bird of prey, very widespread in the Old World. It lives in most of Central Asia, and other Turanian regions. It breeds as far as the northern Caucacus, northern Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, much of Russia to Altai and south-central Siberia, Tien Shan in China and western Mongolia. B. b. vulpinus is a long-distance migrant. It winters largely in much of eastern and southern Africa. Less frequently and often very discontinuously, steppe buzzards winter in the southern peninsulas of Europe, Arabia and southwestern India in addition to some parts of southeastern Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. In the open country favoured on the wintering grounds, steppe buzzards are often seen perched on roadside telephone poles.Ferguson-Lees, J., & Christie, D. A. (2001). Raptors of the world. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.Brown, Leslie and Amadon, Dean (1986) Eagles, Hawks and Falcons of the World. The Wellfleet Press. .

Within Turkistan it is the National bird of East Turkestan. Steppe Buzzard is also a native of eastern Finland, whereas in western Finland Common Buzzard(Buteo Buteo) is the dominating species.

Adult warning fledglings

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Category:Accipitriformes
Category:Birds of Asia